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From the first electrical transformer to the tube that told us why the sky is blue, view the actual objects scientists of the Royal Institution built in some of the world's most famous experiments.

The first ever prototype of Davy’s miner’s safety lamp. Created in 1815, it prevented the methane gas present in the depths of the mines from reacting with the flame and exploding. Following a number ...

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The Royal Institution was founded to 'introduce new technologies and teach science to the general public through lectures and demonstrations'. We've been connecting people to science for over 200 ...

Practising NHS doctor and leading science presenter Chris van Tulleken explores how the food we eat has a fundamental impact on our own health and that of our planet, in the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES ...

Please note: this event is now sold out in-person at the Ri Theatre, but you can still join our online livestream! Join the Ri Demo team and Innovator in Residence David Ricketts, as they reimagine ...

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Building closures from 9 December onwards We are closed on the 10 and 12 December, along with other closures during the week starting 9 December, full details here.full details here.

Faraday created the first transformer in August 1831. A few months later he designed and made this simple piece of apparatus based on his ring, developing the first-ever electric generator. This is ...

The first evidence of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES exists in the form of an advertisement in The Times, seen below, published in 1825. This introduced the first ever CHRISTMAS LECTURES series hosted by John ...

The 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES are on BBC Four and iPlayer 29, 30 and 31 December at 9pm, and on our YouTube channel for those outside the UK. In this year’s Christmas Lectures, Dr Chris van Tulleken ...